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Rep. Bob Turner is not the Conservative Party’s pick in the upcoming US Senate race. That would be Wendy Long, an early favorite of Chairman Mike Long, who was advocating on her behalf long before the Queens congressman was even mentioned as a potential contender.

But Turner nevertheless issued a rather lengthy open letter to “New York Conservatives” this afternoon, congratulating them on the party’s 50th anniversary and the “enormous impact” it has played over the years – both in politics and policy.

“I remember well your founding,” Turner wrote. “I was an active member of Young Americans for Freedom in Queens at the ...

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